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News | Weekly Round-Up: 29.04.2007 - 06.05.2007
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Welcome to the weekly C3 round-up (29.04.2007 - 06.05.2007), a collection of news and updates posted this week in world of Nintendo and video games.
General News
Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles UpdateWith Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition due out in Europe this June and Umbrella Chronicles set for later in 2007, details are still scarce regarding the latter title. However, a German magazine has uncovered some details.
Head inside for the full story... Square Enix Readies 'The Last Remnant'
Quick News - German website Gamefront.de has spotted a new US trademark from RPG heavyweight Square Enix for 'The Last Remnant', but what could it be? With many believing the new Final Fantasy will be related to the Haeresis or Dissidia trademarks, perhaps this could be the new Star Ocean game that is planned.
Stay tuned for the Square Enix Party in about a week... PC RPG Coming to Wii in 2007
It has been revealed that another PC game will be translated over to Nintendo's Wii console later this year, this time coming from the RPG genre rather than adventure side.
Read on for the full article... EA Tells a Story on DS and Wii
Quick News - After releasing The Sims: Life Stories on PC recently, it seems EA will be bringing the next installation 'The Sims: Castaway Stories' to not only PC and PS2, but DS and Wii in 2008 as well, according to a listing on Gamefly.
Stick around for further updates... Smash Bros. Brawl Update
Quick News - The latest issue of Nintendo Power in the US has confirmed that Samus Aran from Metroid will not only be there in her sexy Zero Suit, but will have her traditional orange, metallic Power Suit.
Keep it locked to Cubed3 for more... Lego Star Wars Complete Saga on Wii?
Quick News - It is being reported that the same reliable source that confirmed High School Musical and more before official confirmation has revealed distributor lists containing Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga for Wii in time for Christmas. In addition, Thrillville 2 from LucasArts and Pool Party are due in 2007.
Stick around for further updates... Final Fantasy XII DS - Ruling Japan!
Update - Famitsu Top 10 now revealed, plus hardware estimates...
The latest first day sales data from Japan's new releases last Thursday are now in and Square Enix is definitely taking the lead with its Final Fantasy XII spin-off on DS.
Head inside for more details... Nintendo UK Does Coke
Nintendo is already available through soft drinks in the US, and now sets to take the UK by storm in a huge marketing blitz with hundreds of Wiis to give away with Coca-Cola products.
Read on for more info..
No Pirates for Korea
Pirates ahoy! The illegal pirating business in Korea could be jeopardised with Nintendo set to take action against those who provide dodgy software and hardware in the region.
Head on in nor some treasure... Disney Speaks Wii Development
Disney goes Wii in a recent interview with Jeff Blattner on all things Nintendo and the upcoming Pirates of the Caribbean game with unique motion controlled swashbuckling action.
Head on inside for more...
Iwata gets Tough
Nintendo's Satoru Iwata recently criticised the company's American division with poor sales of the DS hit Brain Age, revealing the inner workings of the Japanese gaming giant.
Head on in for more...
Midway Gives More Wii Love
Quick News: During a Q1 financial report, Midway discussed various tidbits on the company's future and has announced two exclusive Wii titles due this year, along with the motion controlled Mortal Kombat: Armageddon port.
To compliment a slightly slow news week, a gorgeous Zelda-themed custom DS has emerged complete with intricate sword detail and a golden finish the princess herself would be proud of.
Head on inside for more... FF:VII DS Remake a Possibility?
With the seventh chapter in the Final Fantasy series regarded as one of the most successful entries, a remake/port could be a possibility according to Final Fantasy III DS producer Hiromichi Tanaka.
Head on inside for more... Wii's First Downloadable Non-Retro Game Announced
Quick News: System 3, publishers of Wii launch titles Gottlieb Pinball Classics and Super Fruit Fall have announced through Nintendo UK that they are bringing a remake of the classic C64 title Impossible Mission to the Wii's Virtual Console, but that it will be a new game, not an emulation. A normal retail DS version is penned for release soon after.
Stick with C3 for more... Revenant Wings Sequel a Possibility?
Quick News: With very strong sales for FFXII: Revenant Wings in its opening week, director Motomu Toriyama recently expressed interest in taking the idea further for working on the DS hit has been enjoyable for the team.
Be sure to stick around for any updates.. Worldwide Footy for Mario Fans
With Mario's second football outing supposedly having restricted region play online, a recent magazine review has confirmed otherwise with global wi-fi antics being possible through friend codes.
Head on inside for more... FFXII: Revenant Wings Hits 300,000
Quick News: The latest Final Fantasy side-story from Square-Enix has done well on home turf in its opening week of sales. FFXII: Revenant Wings has sold 300,000 units with a positive reception from press and consumers alike.
Thanks to GameFront for the tip. Wii Dominate by 2010?
With the three next(new) generation offerings on the market for some time now, UBS analyst Benjamin Schachter has offered his predictions on where each would be by the end of the decade.
Head on inside for more... EA Canada Brings Playground Antics to DS/Wii
With Wii and DS exclusives from EA set to be revealed in the near future, IGN has nabbed one of the projects, EA Playground, a game about being young at heart.
Head on in for more... FFCC: Ring of Fates Puzzle Video (DS)
Fans of the Crystal bearing folk can embrace fresh footage of the ickle heroes solving puzzles in possibly one of the longest game titles: Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates for DS.
Read on for all your puzzle needs... Three Edds 'ead to DS
Quick News: The Cartoon-Cartoon franchise starring three cul-de-sac miscreants, Ed Edd and Eddy, is said to be going portable for DS owners to join in the mischief. A GameFly entry lists the game as action/adventure for a release in August.
Thanks to Siliconera.. New EA Wii-Exclusives to be Announced?
Quick News: According to a rumour circulating the 'net, EA will be revealing a few of their unique Wii projects on May 9th in San Francisco. Unknown titles like Tumble Bee and those with microphone functionality, for example Boogie, are said to be on show.
Be sure to stick around for updates..
Raise Your 'Spy-Q' With DS
Quick News - Ian Livingstone (of Fighting Fantasy fame) is bringing a new spy-puzzle-mission game called Spy-Q to DS with the help of game designer Dr. Reiner Knizia, an expert in algorithmically generated puzzles. Set across 16 internation cities, the aim is to track down the evil Dr. Know.
Eidos has yet to set a date for this, so stay tuned... Kingdom Hearts Heads to DS
Quick News: Square-Enix's Tetsuya Nomura recently revealed that Kingdom Hearts will be going portable in a side-story detailing how Mickey possessed a keyblade and developing the character of Roxas. He mentioned DS, PSP and mobile phones as platforms, with an announcement coming in the near future.
Stay tuned for updates...
A selection of top topics this week in the forums that have had the most discussion...
Top 10 Most Wanted Games
These are the C3 members top 10 most wanted games! Be sure to add games to your wish list and collections!1)
Super Smash Bros. Brawl2)
FIFA 06 (DS)3)
Conker's Bad Fur Day4)
Final Fantasy III5)
Super Paper Mario6)
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess7)
Children of Mana8)
FIFA 079)
Splinter Cell: Double Agent10)
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